The semi-finalists proved that it was the comedians and sports people who had what it took to beat the heat of the MasterChef kitchen. Rugby star Matt Dawson, writer and comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli and athlete Roger Black made it through to the finals after three weeks of hard work and hard decisions. But it was scrum-half Matt Dawson who won over Gregg Wallace and John Torode and got crowned Celebrity MasterChef 2006.
Matt Dawson talks to BBC Food about winning Celebrity MasterChef. He tells how being a sportsman has influenced his healthy pan-Asian style of cooking and how seriously he took the competition.
Runner-up Hardeep Singh Kohli reveals how growing up in Scotland with Sikh parents has influenced his style of cooking and how MasterChef has expanded his culinary horizons.
Find out more about runner-up Roger Black’s experience of Celebrity MasterChef, and how competing on the show has also changed the way he thinks about cooking. Read his interview here.
